Bangabandhu College

Government Bangabandhu College (Bengali: সরকারি বঙ্গবন্ধু কলেজ) is a college in the southwest Bangladesh. It is located in Gopalganj City.

History
The people of Gopalganj collected donations to fund the college. Khawaja Nazimuddin, the then Governor of Pakistan, once visited. He received a sizeable money gift. However, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman demanded that the money be used to establish a college, which the Governor accepted. At that time, two educational institutions operated in Gopalganj: Sitanath Academy and Mathuranath Institute. Mathuranath was then situated where Bangabandhu College was founded. Sitanath Academy and Mathuranath Institution merged to become Sitanath-Mathuranath Model School. In 1950, a college was established Quid-e-Azam Memorial College. After the Liberation War of Bangladesh, the college was renamed Bangabandhu Mahavidyalaya. On 1 April 1974, government nationalized the college and the name became "Government Bangabandhu College".

Curriculum
From the beginning, the college ran two courses: I.Arts and I.Commerce. In 1958, it added Bachelor's degrees. In 1970, it added B.Science. In 1996, it added B.Commerce Currently, the college is providing HSC, BA, B.Commerce, B.Science, MA, M.Commerce and M,Science degree.

Honours Course

 * 1001-BANGLA
 * 1101-ENGLISH
 * 1501-HISTORY
 * 1601-ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE
 * 1701-PHILOSOPHY
 * 1801-ISLAMIC STUDIES
 * 1901-POLITICAL SCIENCE
 * 2201-ECONOMICS
 * 2501-ACCOUNTING
 * 2601-MANAGEMENT
 * 2701-PHYSICS
 * 3001-BOTANY
 * 3701-MATHEMATICS

Masters Course

 * 1051-BANGLA
 * 1151-ENGLISH
 * 1551-HISTORY
 * 1651-ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE
 * 1751-PHILOSOPHY
 * 1951-POLITICAL SCIENCE
 * 2251-ECONOMICS
 * 2551-ACCOUNTING
 * 2651-MANAGEMENT
 * 3751-MATHEMATICS

Degree Course

 * 6001-B. A. (Pass)
 * 6003-B. Sc. (Pass)
 * 6004-B. B. S. (Pass)

Activities
Saraswati Puja is observed every year in the college temple. Nabinbaran is conducted to welcome new students.